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Daunted by autumn? Stymied by the new school year? Be not afraid. A cadre of blue-collar comedians are coming to Connecticut to help you laugh away your blues. Bill Engvall, an original member of the Blue Collar stadium comedy tours that criss-crossed the country in the early '00s, takes the stage at the Bushnell (166 Capitol Ave., Hartford; bushnell.org) Sept. 11 for a 7:30 p.m. "An Evening with Bill Engvall" set. The evening is also with Gary Brightwell, who's the opening act. Tickets are $28. Two nights later, at 8 p.m. on Sept. 13 at Mohegan Sun Casino's arena theater in Uncasville (mohegansun.com), you can see erstwhile King of Queens Kevin James (who has...

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